Chen Jiandang's sudden interruption startled Chen Shuning. She angrily slapped the startled Chen Jiandang and said coolly, "You brat, are you trying to scare me to death? Besides, how could I not know what you know? I always secretly watch at night after locking the door!"

"Are you even listening to me? Let me tell you, if you dare to interrupt again, I'm not going to say anything more."

Feeling a little aggrieved after being hit, Chen Jiandang pouted, but under the pressure of his sister's bloodline, he finally muttered in a low voice, "Listen, listen, I won't say anything, okay? Sister, please continue."

Hearing this, Chen Shuning was satisfied and continued, "I learned a lot about antiques from that book."

So when I saw this jewelry box today, I could tell it was an antique; judging from the style, it must be from the Ming or Qing dynasty.

It's important to know that Heilongjiang Province has been a place of exile since ancient times, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties, when even more high-ranking officials and nobles were exiled there.

During the late Ming and Qing dynasties, government corruption was rampant. If some exiled prisoners had relatives or friends willing to spend money on them, their lives in exile were not difficult.

These people usually like to hide some money in furniture or jewelry boxes to protect themselves.

Although the materials used in this jewelry box are ordinary, the workmanship and carving are top-notch, so I suspect that this jewelry box was tampered with.

When I picked it up and weighed it, the weight was indeed inconsistent with its material and size, so I suspected that there was something inside the box.

When they returned, they found indeed so many gold bars.

As Chen Shuning recounted his story, Chen Jiandang's eyes grew brighter and brighter, until finally he stared at Chen Shuning with eyes full of admiration.

Chen Shuning felt a little embarrassed and didn't say many of the things he had planned to say, instead quickly ending the topic.

Even though Chen Shuning's explanation was rather sloppy, Chen Jiandang listened with great interest. After Chen Shuning finished speaking, Chen Jiandang said excitedly, "Sister, is this how the money you sent to Mom today came about?"

Seeing his quick-witted underling, Chen Shuning was in a good mood and nodded with a smile, "That's right, last time I found more than twenty small yellow croakers in a wardrobe and sold them for more than 2,500 yuan."

Upon hearing that his sister had made over two thousand yuan from a single visit to a scrap metal yard, Chen Jiandang was once again stunned. After a long pause, he stammered, "Sister, could I borrow that book of yours to take a look?"

If this tiny town of Hongqi has so many good things, do you think there must be even more good things in the capital?

Chen Shuning didn't have any books. Those things were all books she saw in the bookstore in the shopping mall. They were all genuine German-printed books, and she couldn't possibly take them out.

So he could only vaguely reply, "There are a lot of people coming and going during the New Year. I'll make a copy of that book for you after the New Year, and you can read it then."

Okay, hurry up and eat, then you can go to sleep.

As she spoke, Chen Shuning found a small cloth bag, put the gold bars inside, placed it in the wardrobe, and then went to the outer room to wash up as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Chen Jiandang admired his sister even more. Look at her, she could remain so calm about something worth several thousand yuan. He truly admired her.